page_title: Gjøa
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Gjøa / History
context_page_description: Gjøa was the first vessel to transit the Northwest Passage. With a crew of six, Roald Amundsen traversed the passage in a three-year journey, finishing in 1906.
caption: Gjøa, the first ship to sail through the Northwest Passage
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